
Be With Records
Sauveur Mallia - Spatial & Co Vol. 2 | Vinyl LP
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Spatial
&
Co
Vol.
2
may
well
be
the
best
album
in
the
Spatial
&
Co
series.
It's
absolutely
flawless.
Again
created
by
French
disco
lord
and
Arpadys
maestro
Sauveur
Mallia
for
French
library
label
Tele
Music
in
1979,
it
leans
far
more
into
the
space
disco
sound
than
the
clean
cosmic
funk
of
its
predecessor.
And
it's
all
the
more
thrilling
for
it.
Wide-eyed
opener
"Discomax"
is
starts
as
pure
piano-disco
brilliance
with
a
bassline
to
die
for
before
heading
off
into
wigged
out
territory,
all
acidic
squelches
and
jaw-dropping
percussive
breakdowns.
Perfection.
"Space
People"
follows,
an
eerie,
half-beatless
sci-fi
synth
workout
played
out
against
a
hauntingly
metronomic
pulse
for
the
first
half
-
proper
slow-mo
space
disco
business
-
before
the
beat
kicks
in,
the
electric
guitar
solo
wails
beautifully
and
the
bassline
that
emerges
at
its
conclusion
rides
in
on
some
other
shit.
Closing
out
the
A-Side,
the
six
minute
long
"Bass
Power"
is,
unsurprisingly,
a
deep,
low-end
roller
with
head-
nod
drums,
whizzing
synths,
blissed
out
ambient
vibes
and
Mallia's
otherworldly
bass
playing
super
high
in
the
mix.
It's
white
hot
funk,
make
no
mistake,
and
it
sounds
like
a
re-geared
library
version
of
Roxy
Music.
Yes,
*that*
good.
Side
B
is
laced
firstly
by
"Holidays
Morning",
an
emotional
disco-pop
groover,
all
electric
guitars,
skipping
drums
and
synthy
bleeps
with
more
than
a
few
moments
of
pure
driving
funk.
One
for
the
deep
heads,
longtime
favourite
"Electric
Maneges"
follows,
a
bleepy,
haunted
dancehall
gem,
uncut
tropical
balearic-funk
from
another
dimension.
The
sophisticated
digi-soul
of
"Loving
Discovery"
comes
on
like
a
weird,
interplanetary
Sade
instrumental,
all
swelling
synths,
warm
keys
and
syrupy
guitar
rhythms.
Hearing
is
believing.
Arguably
saving
the
best
til
last,
the
fierce,
proto-techno
of
"Exotic
Guide"
closes
out
this
extraordinary
set.
The
intro
genuinely
sounds
like
Detroit
would
a
good
few
years
later
-
just
wild
-
before
it
glides
into
a
driving
percussive
funk
break
complete
with
both
stabbing,
insistent
synths
and
those
of
a
more
winding,
laconic
variety.
The
one
complaint?
It's
over
far
too
soon.
Remarkable.
Sauveur
Mallia
is
a
crucial
figure
in
the
history
of
electronic
and
dance
music
and
a
hugely
underrated
French
library
bass
player
and
composer
from
the
Arpadys
/
Voyage
crew.
This
is
just
the
beginning
of
Be
With's
Mallia
-
Tele
Music
reissue
campaign!
The
audio
for
Spatial
&
Co
Vol.
2
has
been
remastered
by
Be
With
regular
Simon
Francis,
ensuring
the
punch
of
Sauveur's
bass
and
those
sick
drums
come
through
to
the
fullest.
Pete
Norman’s
expert
skills
has
made
sure
nothing
is
lost
in
the
cut
whilst
the
original
and
iconic
sleeve
has
been
restored
here
at
Be
With
HQ
as
the
finishing
touch
to
this
long
overdue
re-issue.
Tracklist:
A1
Discomax
(4:40)
A2
Space
People
(4:40)
A3
Bass
Power
(6:00)
B1
Holidays
Morning
(5:20)
B2
Electric
Maneges
(4:10)
B3
Loving
Discovery
(3:40)
B4
Exotic
Guide
(3:30)
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